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The $\eta_c(3654)$ and hyperfine splitting in charmonium

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

The hyperfine splitting for the 2S charmonium state is calculated and the predicted number is ΔHF(2S)=57±8\Delta_{\rm HF}(2S) = 57 \pm 8 MeV, being by derivation the lower bound of this splitting. It results in M(ηc(2S))=3630±8M(\eta_c(2S))= 3630 \pm 8 MeV, which is smaller by two standard deviations than found in the Belle experiment \cite{ref.01}, but close to the ηc(2S)\eta_c(2S) mass observed by the same group in the experiment e+eJ/ψηce^+e^- \to J/\psi \eta_c \cite{ref.06} where M(ηc(2S))=3622±12M(\eta_c(2S)) = 3622 \pm 12 MeV was found.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0302200,
  title  = {The $\eta_c(3654)$ and hyperfine splitting in charmonium},
  author = {A. M. Badalian and B. L. G. Bakker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0302200},
  year   = {2008}
}

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